Hazrat Mir Muhammad Ismail (ra) — Page 17
17 By conferring upon Ḥaḍrat Sayyeda Nusrat Jahan Begum ra , the titles of "My gift" and "My Khadija", God has, through these inspir ed words, brought to light , her lofty spiritual status. Receiving the title of "Khadija" from God is no ordinary honour. This title from on high, unveils her inner righteousness and purity. After spending a life devoted entirely to God, she breathed her la st in 1952 and lies buried in the Bahishtī Maqbarah , in Rabwah. Ḥaḍrat Mir Muhammad Ishaq ra was born in 1890 in Ludhiana. Besides being a S a ha b i (Companion) of the Promised Messiah as , he was also an eminent scholar, a great theologian, a translator and interpreter of the Holy Qur’ān , an expert in Islamic Jurisprudence, a successful preacher, an endeared teacher and an astute administrator. He was widely known for his hospitality in general, and for looking after orphans in particular. In 1906, Ḥaḍrat Mir Muhammad Ishaq ra married Ḥaḍrat S aleha Begum, who was the daughter of Ḥaḍrat Pir Manzoor Muhammad ra , the author of the famous Q ā’i da h Yassarnal Qur’ān , and granddaughter of Ḥaḍrat Ṣūfī Ahmad Jan, an acclaimed saint and contemporary of the Promised Messiah as. Ḥaḍrat Mir Muhammad Ishaq ra di ed in 1944 in Qadian, and is buried next to his parents in Bahishtī Maqbarah Qadian. There was an extraordinary bond of deep love, care, affection, mutual admiration and loyalty between these three truly extraordinary si blings. May their souls abide etern al ly in Paradise.